封信英语小学100词以上（汇总20篇）

Last week, I saw an Interesting cartoon and I was attracted by the

beautiful house. The house was in the top of the mountain. Every morning, the

main character could see the whole landscape and village. It is such a beautiful

house for me. In the future, I want to have a house like this, trees and flowers

are around.

Dear Mary，

I would like to take this opportunity to express my heartfelt gratitude to

you for your help when I was in difficulty。 You have been very kind and helpful

since we knew each other。

Last week， I caught a bad cold and had to stay at home for a week。 When I

was worrying about the lessons， you came to my home after school and helped me

with every subject。 With your help， I didn’t fall behind others。

Again， thanks so much for your enthusiastic help。 Even though you are to

about to go abroad for further education I know that I will always stay in touch

with you。 I wish you every success in the future and I hope we can exchange more

viewpoints on study。

Please keep in touch， and drop in and visit us whenever you are in this

part of the world。

Very sincerely

Peter

Dear Mr. Lu

Hello!

"In the sound of firecrackers, the spring breeze brings warmth into Tu su."

In the morning, the dream slipped away in the sound of firecrackers outside the

window. It is another year of celebration, unity of mind, and family reunion

day, my mother and I also like the past year back to mother-in-laws home.

My mother-in-laws home is not far from Nanjing in the center of the

county. Let me tell you! The spring festival atmosphere in my mother-in-laws

house is very lively. My mother-in-law opened it in the kitchen a few days ago.

She cooked pickles, fried assorted dishes and made dumplings. It seems like Im

going to finish all the food of the year on this day. The kitchen was smoky and

my mother-in-law was like an old fairy in protective clothing. What about

father-in-law? Its his specialty to create a new years atmosphere. You see,

early in the morning, he was also busy in a pile of red couplets, looking for

double-sided stickers, cleaning the door, and being waved around by his

mother-in-law. On such a cold day, sweat glistened on the bald head with few

hairs. Every year, a clean mother would take a bath before lunch, and she was

also known as getting rid of the old and welcoming the new year, washing away

the discomfort and worries of a year, and having a fresh and refreshing new

year. What about me? I write to you to report these in this happy busy life, and

let my beloved teacher LV stay at home and feel a different new years

atmosphere.

First of all, I wish you and your family good health. I wish you more

brilliant achievements in the teaching of the year of the horse!

Your students

Study English,You do need to use English with speakers who are not teachers

of English. This isnt easy, since everyone feels constrained speaking English

with friends with whom it would be natural to use a shared mother tongue.

Joining an English Club is a good idea and joining a club with an international

membership (where English is in use at least some of the time) is, for many

people, even better. If nothing like this is accessible, you might consider what

would be involved in getting something going.

Usually, the Valentine’s Day has no connection with the traditional Chinese

festival, but this year, the Lantern festival falls on the same day with the

lovers’ day. Well, some young will face a dilemma，especially for those who

doesn’t get married. Should they spend the day with their families or their hot

lovers? That’s a question. I’ve got a key that can solve this problem.

Family comes first of course. You should wake up a little earlier in the

morning, and help your mother in the kitchen. On the Lantern Festival, making

rice balls and dumplings are the traditional activities. Having a reunion dinner

with the whole family is also very important, so you need to show up and stay

with your family for the whole morning. Spend some time with your family. Keep

them company and make them happy. In the afternoon, there are maybe not so busy,

you can plan for the Valentine’s Day with your girlfriend or boyfriend, you can

have some snacks in 4p.m, and tell your parents you will hang out with your

friends at night and not having supper at home tonight. They would be

understood. Then you can take your girlfriend or boyfriend to a nice restaurant

and see the latest movie after dinner. Do not forget to present the gift you

prepare for your lover. Make your lover happy, too.

I think everybody should find a balance between family love and lover’s

love. If I can only choose one, I will choose family love over the other.

Because I know my family never leaves me and my parents are aging. How many days

can I still be with them? So I really appreciate the days that I can still be

with them. I know you will do the same just like me.

China has many traditional festivals among the year. But I like Mid-Autumn Festival the most. It means harvest, because it is celebrated in the harvest season. And it is the time for famers to express their thanks for harvest. In addtion, it’s the day for reunion. Some people call it Tuanyuanjie. The people work or study far away from home will come back to get-together with their families. They will eat a big meal and mooncake at that time. I hate parting but love reunion. So Mid-Autumn Day is my favorite festival.

一年之中中国有很多传统节日。我最喜欢的是中秋节。那意味着收获，因为它是在收获的季节里面庆祝的。那也是让农民们感激收获的时候。 此外，它也是团圆的日子。有人把它称为团圆节。在远方工作或学习的人都会回来与家人团聚。他们会在那个时候一起吃一顿丰盛的晚餐和月饼。我讨厌离别，喜欢团圆。所以我最喜欢的节日是中秋节。

Spring is coming! We walk on the grass to welcome and embrace the beautiful

spring. Look! The flowers are smiling, the grass is nodding, the little swallows

are twittering, the warm spring breeze is blowing over the cheek, and the birds

are singing happily. We are so happy! Spring is full of life!

Dear Mr. Hu

First of all, I wish you good health and all the best! I heard that your

Spring Festival this year was spent in Shanxi. I think it must be a very happy

one. Is the Spring Festival in Shanxi lively? Next, I will tell you about my

colorful spring festival life!

On New Years Eve, after dinner, it was still early. My mother and father

came to the county front street to feel the new years atmosphere. The streets

are full of excitement, and clusters of colorful balloons float around in the

wind, like girls in full dress and dancing. One after another gorgeous fireworks

in full bloom, like a spring message. Pedestrians on the road step on the pace

of leisure, are ready to a beautiful mood to welcome the arrival of the new

year. All of a sudden, I saw the "stars" over the Shanmen bridge, and I couldnt

help shouting: "Mom, look! There are so many Kongming lanterns!" Wow! Its so

beautiful! "While appreciating, my mother regretted:" if I knew that new years

Eve was so beautiful and lively, its time to bring a camera. "The Kongming

lights were still rising one after another, with good wishes to the mysterious

night Empty, the mountain city festival night set off a different kind of warmth

and harmony.

Next, the whole family sat around and watched the Spring Festival Gala,

which was a very hard program in our family. What impressed me most at this

years party was the magic of making goldfish dance. Its amazing! Of course, I

also absolutely supported the crosstalk between Jia Ling and Bai Kainan. There

are also Jay Chous singing and Zhao Benshans sketches, I also love to see, ha

ha!

Speaking of the new year, my most interesting thing is to buy balloons. In

the past, I asked my father to buy me some balloons when I was a few years old.

But this year, I decided to save RMB, so I decided to buy only one balloon. I

secretly boast in my heart that I have grown up. However, the father said,

"sensible child, lets buy five balloons."

When we came to the street, we were full of colorful lights and busy

traffic. Balloons of different shapes make me dazzled and dazzled. My first

choice is Haibao, the mascot of the 2010 Shanghai World Expo. The World Expo is

the pride of Chinese people. My mother took me to visit the World Expo. I cant

forget the grand occasion. Ill buy a Haibao balloon as a souvenir. The second

one is rabbit balloon. Because this year is the year of the rabbit. The mother

rabbit has a big mouth, red eyes, a bow on one ear and a diamond necklace on her

neck. Its really impressive. She is carefully feeding the baby rabbit sitting

on her lap with carrots. I also bought an oil rope balloon, the color is my

favorite purple, long, very stand out from the crowd. My favorite is two love

balloons. These two hearts, like the love of my parents, have accompanied me for

11 years.

This is my spring festival life. Mr. Hu, do you find it interesting?

wish

Humor is a flavor of our lives. Humor can soften relationship between

people; humor can adjust the atmosphere of different occasions; humor can bring

more fun and joy to our lives.

First, humor is very necessary in communicating with others because it can

soften relationship between people. In the process of getting along with others,

the occurrence of difference and contradiction is inevitable. Sometimes, when we

want to persuade others to agree with our points, we will find that our points

are easier to be accepted if we argue in a humorous tone.

Second, humor can adjust the atmosphere of different occasions. A person

having a good sense of humor is good at adjust the atmosphere. For example, in a

family, if the husband has a good sense humor, their family life would be more

harmonious because he can adjust the atmosphere in time to avoid the occurrence

of quarrel.

Finally, a person having a good sense of humor can bring fun and joy to

others. It is not difficult to find that a humorous person is always warmly

welcomed in any occasions because he can bring happiness to everywhere he goes.

In addition, staying with the humorous people, we will find that we will be more

positive and our lives will be more wonderful.

Therefore, all of us need to learn some skills of humor and use them

properly so that we can make our lives be more wonderful.

Since the swallow had brought back the prince’s red gem, he could at last

stay; but one night as soon as he was about to return to the Egypt, the happy

prince said to the little swallow, “OH little swallow, please stay with me for

one last night?” the swallow replied, “Oh dear prince, I couldn’t stay with you

any longer, my friends are waiting for me and…” “Oh please little swallow, you

must obey me;” the swallow sighed and said, “All right I shall stay with you for

one last night.”

The swallow then took a breath, after that he continued, “What is the

request that you want me to do dear prince?” the prince said to the swallow,

“See that poor old man writing a story, he is very hungry; and I could tell by

his face,” “What do you want me to give to him dear prince?” asked the swallow,

as if he had so many questions to ask; “I want you to take out my blue eye ball,

it is like a gem, and bring it to the man so that he could finish his act; and

be happy once more.”

At these words the swallow said, “OH my dear prince, I couldn’t do that! I

swear! Because…” “No little swallow, you must do what I say, and help that poor

man!” at these words, the swallow had no choice but to obey, he took out the

other prince’s eye; with a squeak, as if he was helping the poor prince to

recover from his pain.

When the swallow flew to the man with the blue sapphire gem, he felt the

warm wind of the spring dancing around in his brain. When he arrived, he placed

the gem under the man’s face, and flew back to the prince. When he returned, the

prince asked the swallow, “Did you succeed?” asked the prince joyfully, “I did,

and I hope the man enjoys it too.

The man awoke eventually, when he saw the blue sapphire gem; he said

happily, “What on the world is this? somebody actually likes my plays, yes! Now

I can finish my play;” and he began to write. The next day, the swallow flew

away to Egypt and before that he said to the prince, “I am going to fly away to

Egypt today and…” “Oh please little swallow, oh please can you stay with me for

one last night?” but the swallow was very satisfied, “But, dear prince; I can’t

do that, my friends are waiting for me and it is getting colder and colder here;

I have to go to Egypt, where the sun is hot, and it is warm and cool there;”

“You must little swallow, you must stay with me for one last night,” “Dear

prince, I couldn’t and…” “Swallow this can’t be, you have to stay with me; I

command you!” the little swallow had no choice but to obey.

“Okay prince, what is your command?” “See that poor little girl on the

road, she is selling matches; it is Christmas day, and she hadn’t even sold one

match. But she dares not to go home; because her father was a cruel man, and he

would punish her and hit her hard and say mean words to her if she doesn’t bring

home any money. She is crying bitterly, and I want you to do something that I

want; which is very important, I now realize that helping people is good since

it feels good.”

“Well what do you suggest me to do dear prince?” “I want you to take my

sword’s red gem off again, and give it to her so that she can bring home,” “OH

my dear prince!” shouted the swallow in the loudest voice, “I can’t do that, you

will lose your sword’s red gem and…” “No swallow, you must do what I tell you,

or face your doom!” and so the swallow brought the red gem to the little girl by

wings, the little girl looks at it and smiled, “That is nice! But it is still

not enough as my father wished me to give it to him;” then she began to sigh and

cry again, the swallow heard what the girl had just said; he said to himself,

“What a picky girl!” when he flew back, he didn’t tell the prince the message

that he had just received from the little girl; but he still was very cold.

He knew that since he did not help the poor little girl, he felt bad; and

so that was the reason why he was cold. He was very sad; and when he was about

to fly to Egypt, the prince said to the swallow, “I see that you are very sad

these days; I wonder what is the matter, tell me?” the swallow did not speak,

the prince forced the swallow to tell him; but he still didn’t say anything. At

last the prince said, “If you don’t tell me I will put dynamites on your head

and blow you up! I was trying to help you!”

At these words the swallow was so scared that he said out loud, “I heard

the little girl say that that wasn’t enough to pay for his father, and so I

didn’t tell you because I thought that you would not like it and…”

“Oh my dear swallow, why on earth would you think I will not help a little

girl? And why on earth would you not tell me about this?” the spell was broken,

the prince turned to real life, and jumped down from the statue’s stand, “Thank

you dear swallow, you have broke the spell, and now I can live on land once

more.

That was the end of the happy prince. During the lives when he was a golden

statue, he realized how important everybody was to him, and that how important

helping people is.

Watermelon is many peoples favorite. it is sweet and it has a lot of

water. watermelon has two colors, green outside and red inside. people usually

have watermelons in summer. but nowadays we can eat watermelon every season in

the year.

Since I was very small, my parents have sent me to learn many skills, such

as dancing and drawing, but I am not interested in them. I want to play tennis.

I tell my parents my real idea, then they respect me and let me do what I like.

Now I spend some time with my friends to play tennis when we have time. I feel

so happy.

现就2020-2021学年寒暑假放假有关事项通知如下，请遵照执行。

一、放假安排

(一)寒假。义务教育阶段学校和幼儿园放假时间为2021年1月18日(星期一)至2021年2月21日(星期日);普通高中放假时间为2021年1月25日(星期一)至2021年2月21日(星期日)。考虑到毕业复习考试，初三年级放假时间为2021年2月1日(星期一)至2021年2月21日(星期日);高三年级放假时间为2021年2月8日(星期一)至2021年2月21日(星期日)。2021年春季学期开学时间统一为2021年2月22日(星期一)。

(二)暑假。义务教育阶段学校和幼儿园放假时间为2021年7月12日(星期一)至2021年8月29日(星期日)，2021年秋季学期开学时间为2021年8月30日(星期一);普通高中放假时间为2021年7月12日(星期一)至2021年8月22日(星期日)，2021年秋季学期开学时间统一为2021年8月23日(星期一)。

(三)中小学寒、暑假期间一律不得安排学生返校或补课。幼儿园寒、暑假期间依家长申请可开设假期留园班，各县(市)区教育局要结合当地疫情防控需要加强监管，确保幼儿园安全稳定。

二、强化校园疫情防控和安全工作

各县(市)区教育局和各中小学校(幼儿园)要始终绷紧疫情防控这根弦，坚决克服麻痹思想、厌战情绪、侥幸心理、松劲心态，严格执行国家、自治区关于做好新冠肺炎疫情常态化防控工作的有关要求，持续巩固疫情防控成效，切实抓好常态化疫情防控工作。要按照新冠肺炎疫情防控形势和要求，正确引导师生外出，从严把握出访、境外旅游等活动。放假前，要对假期安全工作做出具体安排，完善安全措施和应急预案。要对校(园)舍建筑、设施设备、实验室、食堂、宿舍等重点部位和主要场所进行安全全面检查工作，对存在的安全隐患和问题要及时解决。对贵重物品要集中保管，对不使用的房屋、设施设备要断电、断水，妥善管理。要对学生集中开展一次遵纪守法和安全防范教育，重点教育学生不进营业性网吧，不参与任何形式的赌博、迷信活动，注意防火、防溺水、防交通事故、防食品中毒等，指导师生做好自我防护，并通过印发《致家长的一封信》等形式，提醒、督促家长履行好监护职责，确保每个孩子健康快乐地度过假期生活。要建立健全假期值班值守制度，随时掌握学校安全动态，对各种突发事故和异常情况，必须组织力量及时妥善处理，并按规定及时、如实上报，切实保障中小学校、幼儿园假期安全。

三、统筹做好教育教学工作

各学校要将放假安排和教育教学工作一体化部署推进，根据学校放假时间安排，结合各学期教学情况，合理安排放假前学校教育教学计划，有序组织课程教学、期末复习、质量监测等工作，确保各项教育教学任务顺利完成。要认真贯彻落实国家及自治区有关要求，严格控制各学科假期作业总量，提高作业布置质量，切实减轻中小学生课业负担，要创新假期作业形式，倡导给学生布置一些探究性、实践性、体验性、创新性作业，让学生过一个充实快乐的假期。

四、科学指导学生假期生活

各学校要积极与社区、家庭密切联系，及时通过多途径将放假时间安排告知家长，引导家长科学合理地安排好学生的假期生活，提醒家长切实履行监护责任，加强对子女暑期上网的教育管理，自觉抵制不良信息的侵害，推进家校共育，形成工作合力。班主任要通过各种形式定期对学生开展家访，及时了解学生居家学习生活和身体健康情况，引导家长配合做好学生心理健康教育、体育锻炼、近视防控等工作，指导学生自主合理安排作息时间，多读书、读好书，引导家长避免在假期让子女盲目参加各种增加负担的学习辅导活动。在做好疫情防控的情况下，鼓励学生积极参加文体活动和社会实践活动，充分利用青少年活动中心、乡村学校少年宫校外实践基地等资源，广泛开展学生研究性学习活动和社会综合实践活动，引导中小学生积极参加亲近自然、公益活动、社区服务、志愿者活动等多形式的实践，使广大中小学生在丰富多彩的假期活动中开阔眼界、陶冶情操、增长知识、磨炼意志，在愉悦身心的同时健康成长。

五、切实加强校外培训机构监管

各县(市)区教育局要全面组织开展校外培训机构专项整治行动，会同卫生健康、市场监管等部门加强日常检查和督查巡查，确保各项疫情防控措施落实到位，坚决防止超纲教学、提前教学、虚假宣传、随意涨价、超标超前培训等违规行为，坚决查处中小学教师到校外培训机构任教，切实减轻学生过重课外负担。

银川市教育局办公室

一、商业信件结尾：

1、Best regards ,

2、Warm regards,

3、With anticipation,

4、Yours respectfully,

5、Yours sincerely,

6、Your truly,

7、Best wishes,

8、Confidently yours,

9、Kind regards,

二、经典的信件结尾：

1、See you soon,

2、Talk to you later,

3、Have a good day,

三、非正式的信件结尾：

1、Cheerful greetings to all,

2、Hugs,

3、Wishing you the best,

4、Write soon,

5、Your friends,

6、Be good/well

雷锋叔叔： 你好吗?

去年的雷锋纪念日我给你写了信，告诉你许多和你一样平凡的人却做了许多伟大的事。今天，我又给你写信了，想告诉一些你以前没见过，没听过的事。但它特平凡。

今天是星期六，我懒洋洋的趴在床上不想起，窗户外面北风呼呼，又是吹风又是下雨，大风撵着雨夹雪拍打着玻璃，呼——呼——噼里啪啦——噼里啪啦。总是欺负我，不让我补觉，真的，我累了一周了，特困!“叮咚??叮咚??”不知是谁这么讨厌，大清早死命的按门铃，跟催命似的!

我揉着眼睛嘟嘟囔囔的开门，可气的是，进门的人竟然是爸爸、妈妈和二舅。啊??!气死我了，自己人出门竟然不带钥匙。更可气的是，我抬头一看，“真主啊!现在才7:00“这让不让我活?但他们一个个像打了鸡血一样，坐在沙发上开始聊天了，把我这个命疙瘩凉在了一边。

“啊，瞌睡死了，我要去睡觉!”每天起床最迟的二舅打着哈欠。我想，今天可能是太阳从西边升起了，否则大懒虫还能起这么早?

“别睡了，从今天起，每天早早起来绕着小区跑三圈，我爬窗户上数。身体不强壮，免疫力低，病复发了怎么办?看看昨天新闻上的那个白血病患者，我的心直打颤，想想你骨髓移植那段时间，你受的罪不算，就说一天15000的医药费，谁能招架的起，要不是当初找我们的政府，全国各地的好心人捐赠，谁能救得活你?将近100万，我们的贷款能顶个屁。”妈妈瞪着眼睛冲着二舅吼。

“嘘——嘘——小声点，吵醒了邻居。别说你姐说你，以后一定好好锻炼身体，你现在不仅是给自己活，你还是给许许多多帮过你的人活。当初咱家贷款，卖地，卖牛，卖??家里值钱的卖完了，还不够给你治病，多亏了那些从未谋面的人，要不是他们伸出援手，你早在3年前就拜拜了??”爸爸给妈妈帮腔。

“明白，所以那，昨天咱们看见那个可怜的女人没钱救命，今天咱们老早起来冒着风雨夹雪给他去捐款啦。哎，都因为我现在还吃药，3个月得2万元钱，要不然我就多捐点。”二舅垂着头嘟囔着。

奥!原来他们起这么

People are enjoying the comfortable life of the modern civilization,

meanwhile, they are also experiencing more and more competitions and suffering

much more stress than before.With the tremendous rhythm of living imposed by

todays world, it isnt unusual for people to feel tired and to try to evade from

the daily problems and stress. I think that there is no magic way that is

appliable to every one of us, and proves itself the most efficient method of

escaping stress. Each man has his specific activities that help him regain the

joy of life. For me the best activities to reduce stress and to forget about

problems are sleeping,playing football, going on a short vacation to the

countryside, attending live performances and spending time with my friends and

with my family.

First and foremost, sufficient sleep, needless to say, is indispensable for

each person, especially those encountering difficulties and suffering enormous

stress. There is no denying that sleep could bring the body sufficient rest,

modulate the function of each organ and release the body from stressful status.

Whats more, sufficient sleep would enable the brain operate more swiftly and

efficiently, thus making us more energetic to handle difficulties. Therefore,

not only could sleep loose the fatigue of the physical body, but also release

the mental stress.

What is more, I think that family is the most important thing in a mans

life. They are always there when you need them. Family provides support when you

need it most, helps you go through the difficult moments of your life.The most

important of all, their love for you gives you confidence in yourself, and makes

your life easier and a lot more beautiful. Friends also have an important role,

because you can evade from concerns by going out with them, talking about things

that are not related to your work, and sharing with them your problems and your

acheivements.

我们玩得很开心 We play very happy

Today Im very happy,after I have breakfast,I go to park.

Its a sunny day ,the bird is singing,Im singing too.When I get to park,I

see some girls are playing games ,so I join them.We play very happy.Then I have

lunch with my friends.We both have a good time.whats a happy day!

Good morning, my admirable professors and my dear fellows. It’s my great

honor to be here to introduce myself to all of you. My name is Xing Heng and I’m

in my eighteen years old. I come fromXiamen, which is a famous and beautiful

city. I strongly suggest you visiting there and I can be your guide if it’s

convenient. After three years’ hard work, I am so excited that I am finally

enrolled by my dreaming school,SichuanUniversityand be one of you. I am outgoing

and I have many interests, such as playing basketball, football, and swimming,

but I am only good at basketball. I hope we can always play together in the next

four years. Computer Science and Technology is my favorite subject and I am sure

that it’s also a promising area in the future, with the great development of

computer science and our society. I am glad to be a classmate of you and I hope

we can study and make progress together in the future. I greatly expect my life

to be with you in the coming four years.

Dear Tom，

How is it going these days? I keep wondering how you feel about your school life in Beijing. Have you got used to the life in China? Are you enjoying your life? I hope you are.

Let me tell you a piece of good news: I’m going to take part in an English speech contest of middle school students in July in the coming summer vacation. So I’m busy preparing for it. But now I have some difficulty in collecting useful information and using proper English word to express my thoughts. Besides, I really want to improve my spoken English, especially the pronunciation and intonation(语调). Of course, as a native English speaker, you can give me some suggestions.

In addition, I’m going to visit you after the contest. I’m sure we will have a wonderful time together in Beijing! I can hardly wait to see you! I am looking forward to your early reply.

Yours,

Li Hua

The Lantern Festival falls on the 15th day of the 1st lunar month, usually

in February or March in the Gregorian calendar. As early as the Western Han

Dynasty (206 BC-AD 25), it had become a festival with great significance.

This days important activity is watching lanterns. Throughout the Han

Dynasty (206 BC-AD 220), Buddhism flourished in China. One emperor heard that

Buddhist monks would watch sarira, or remains from the cremation of Buddhas

body, and light lanterns to worship Buddha on the 15th day of the 1st lunar

month, so he ordered to light lanterns in the imperial palace and temples to

show respect to Buddha on this day. Later, the Buddhist rite developed into a

grand festival among common people and its influence expanded from the Central

Plains to the whole of China.

Till today, the lantern festival is still held each year around the

country. Lanterns of various shapes and sizes are hung in the streets,

attracting countless visitors. Children will hold self-made or bought lanterns

to stroll with on the streets, extremely excited. "Guessing lantern riddles"is

an essential part of the Festival.

Lantern owners write riddles on a piece of paper and post them on the

lanterns. If visitors have solutions to the riddles, they can pull the paper out

and go to the lantern owners to check their answer. If they are right, they will

get a little gift. The activity emerged during peoples enjoyment of lanterns in

the Song Dynasty (960-1279). As riddle guessing is interesting and full of

wisdom, it has become popular among all social strata.

People will eat yuanxiao, or rice dumplings, on this day, so it is also

called the "Yuanxiao Festival."Yuanxiao also has another name, tangyuan. It is

small dumpling balls made of glutinous rice flour with rose petals, sesame, bean

paste, jujube paste, walnut meat, dried fruit, sugar and edible oil as filling.

Tangyuan can be boiled, fried or steamed. It tastes sweet and delicious. What’s

more, tangyuan in Chinese has a similar pronunciation with "tuanyuan”, meaning

reunion. So people eat them to denote union, harmony and happiness for the

family.

In the daytime of the Festival, performances such as a dragon lantern

dance, a lion dance, a land boat dance, a yangge dance, walking on stilts and

beating drums while dancing will be staged. On the night, except for magnificent

lanterns, fireworks form a beautiful scene. Most families spare some fireworks

from the Spring Festival and let them off in the Lantern Festival. Some local

governments will even organize a fireworks party. On the night when the first

full moon enters the New Year, people become really intoxicated by the imposing

fireworks and bright moon in the sky.

12 March 2006

Dear Sir,

I am highly disappointed in the proposed 2004-05 budget cuts to educa1ion. Taking away basic aid status and slashing our school budgets is a recipe for educational disaster in our school. The future lies with our children. They must have access to high quality educa1ion.

My husband and I have worked hard to be able to live in a school district that provides high quality education for our children. Cutting funding in districts like ours will have a negative impact on property values.

The school that my daughter attends is hardly wha1 I would describe as a "rich" school. Parents are asked to pay for books for all the classes, science supplies and for their students to participate in the performing arts among other items. If our school is to remain a world leader in technological development, cutting our school funds is the worst possible choice to make.

Education funds should not be diverted away from education.

Yours faithfully,

Tom Williams